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Today all the campaigning for the midterm elections ends and we will finally learn the results across the country for Senate, House, and Governor races. This midterm election has been particularly heated, and many people are ready for it all to be over, while others are excited to see what happens next. But what time can you expect the results to come in? The vote counting will begin as soon as the polls close, but the actual results will be known much later than that. In the 2014 midterms, the first states began declaring their final results around midnight, so we can expect to see the same thing this year. Here’s a state-by-state list of when to start expecting to hear results. Remember: these times are when you can expect to start hearing early projections for states. In the 2014 midterms, many states reported “final” results around midnight. Note that poll closing times in this list are “general times” (not times to base your votes around), and are more indicative of when you might start hearing some early results, as polling times can vary from location to location. Some of these times are from 270ToWin, Politico, and other sources. The times are listed alphabetically by state.
FiveThirtyEight is projecting that by 9 p.m. Eastern, we will know if Democrats will win the House or if they’re on track to do so. And we should know by 10 p.m. Eastern if it’s likely that Republicans will hold the Senate.
Alabama: Polls close around 8 p.m. Central/7 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Alaska: Polls close around midnight to 1 a.m., and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Arizona: Polls close around 9 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Arkansas: Polls close around 8:30 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
California: Polls close around 11 p.m., and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Colorado: Polls close around 9 p.m., and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Connecticut: Polls close around 8 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Delaware: Polls close around 8 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Florida: Polls close around 7 p.m. Eastern (8 p.m. Central), and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race. In Florida, some polls on the west coast of the state don’t start to close until after 8 p.m., so the results will likely come in later here than you might expect.
Georgia: Polls close around 7 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Hawaii: Polls close around 11 p.m., and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Idaho: Polls close around 10 p.m. Mountain time (11 p.m. Pacific in some areas, 10 p.m. Eastern in others), and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Illinois: Polls close around 8 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Indiana: Polls close around 6 p.m. Eastern (7 p.m. Central in some areas), and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Iowa: Polls close around 10 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Kansas: Polls close around 8 p.m. Central (9 p.m. Mountain time in some areas) (however, other sources say 8 p.m. Eastern), and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Kentucky: Polls close around 6 p.m. Eastern in some places, 7 p.m. Central in others, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Louisiana: Polls close around 9 p.m., and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Maine: Polls close around 8 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Maryland: Polls close around 8 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Massachusetts: Polls close around 8 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Michigan: Polls close around 8 p.m. Eastern (9 p.m. Central), and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Minnesota: Polls close around 9 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Mississippi: Polls close around 8 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Missouri: Polls close around 8 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Montana: Polls close around 10 p.m. Eastern and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Nebraska: Polls close around 9 p.m., and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Nevada: Polls close around 10 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
New Hampshire: Polls close around 8 p.m. Central (7 p.m. Eastern), and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
New Jersey: Polls close around 8 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
New Mexico: Polls close around 9 p.m., and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
New York: Polls close around 9 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
North Carolina: Polls close around 7:30 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
North Dakota: Polls close around 9 p.m. (8 p.m. Eastern according to some sources), and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Ohio: Polls close around 7:30 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Oklahoma: Polls close around 8 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Oregon: Polls close around 10 p.m. Mountain time (11 p.m. Pacific in some areas), and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Pennsylvania: Polls close around 8 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Rhode Island: Polls close around 8 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
South Carolina: Polls close around 7 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
South Dakota: Polls close around 8 p.m. Central (9 p.m. Mountain time in some areas, and 9 p.m. Eastern), and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Tennessee: Polls close around 8 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Texas: Polls close around 7 p.m. local time and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Utah: Polls close around 10 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Vermont: Polls close around 7 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Virginia: Polls close around 7 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Washington: Polls close around 11 p.m. and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Washington D.C.: Polls close around 8 p.m. Eastern and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
West Virginia: Polls close around 7:30 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Wisconsin: Polls close around 9 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
Wyoming: Polls close around 9 p.m. Eastern, and results will start coming in after this. It often takes hours for a state to officially declare a winner, but news networks typically make projections as soon as they have enough information to see the direction of the race.
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